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While ditching the sugary stuff is always a good idea for a physical and mental boost, there’s one sweet food you won’t want to skip out on come snack time – fruit. In fact, new research has found that whole fruit may offer a greater mental boost than its savoury competitors. Here’s why.

One of the biggest buzzkills of enjoying your food is mould. This furry, fluffy, slimy – and sometimes even spongey! – stuff gets into your grandma’s leftover lasagne, your bread and your tomatoes too.  Fortunately, most of our mould woes come down to poor preparation and storage – that’s where we come in. We’ll be giving you the rundown on how to keep your favourite foods fresh and mould free.

With international restless legs syndrome awareness day upon us, it’s worth taking a look into some of the causes – and one in particular may come as a surprise. We’re talking about sugar here – this addictive stuff isn’t just spiking our risk for obesity and heart disease, but it also puts this common ailment on the map.

Lymph drainage is a vital process for eliminating waste, toxins and pathogens in our bodies, but poor diet, lifestyle and environmental factors can cause things to turn a little pear-shaped. Here are 9 signs your lymph drainage system isn’t working how it should – plus, what you can do about it.

When we think of menstruation, we tend to think of those blood-soaked days accompanied by cramps and cravings – but this is only the beginning of the menstrual cycle. Your period makes up just one quarter of the stages of the menstrual cycle – let’s take a look at the other stages and what they mean for your health.

If you’ve put on weight over the past couple of years, you’re not alone. Recent research shows around 38% of us have stacked the kilos on since March of 2020. Here’s why the pandemic, diet and lifestyle all factor in to this phenomenon.

If you’re keen to keep your eating habits sustainable but don’t want to skip out on your weekly fish and chips fix – fear not! We’ll give you the rundown on the least and most environmentally-friendly options on the market so you can make the best decision when you hit the shops.

If you’ve been struggling with gut problems, energy slumps and a general “blah” feeling, the culprit could be your diet. Here's why the solution could be as simple as jumping aboard the JERF movement – Just Eat Real Food.

So, you’ve found a sugar substitute that doesn’t have a weird aftertaste, works perfectly in your baked goods and is a hit with the family – but is it really healthier than sugar? Some of the big players in the alternatives market have comparable health risks to regular old sugar. Here’s what you need to know.

Fruit is the elephant in the room when it comes to quitting sugar. We’re here to bring it into the spotlight and explain why you don’t have to say goodbye to your favourite snack on the 8-Week Program.

In celebration of our partnership with hemp experts, Grass Roots, we’re taking a deep dive into the nutritional and wholistic benefits of consuming hemp products – from your gut to your brain!

R U OK? Day is bringing mental health back into the spotlight, and with rates of anxiety and depression skyrocketing, it’s worth digging into the topic. That’s why we’ll be unpacking a few of the best foods to give your mental health a much-needed boost.